E.P.A. Officials, Disheartened by Agency’s Direction, Are Leaving in Droves

Ronnie B. Levin spent 37 years at the E.P.A. working on lead exposure. She retired in November after what she described as months of low morale at the agency. CreditKayana Szymczak for The New York Times This article was written through … Read More

In Signing Sweeping Tax Bill, Trump Questions Whether He Is Getting Enough Credit

WASHINGTON — President Trump signed the most consequential tax legislation in three decades on Friday, even as he complained that he has not been given credit for his administration’s accomplishments during a turbulent first year. Mr. Trump decided against doing … Read More

Sanders brushes off ‘hoax’ Russia probe, backs calls to investigate wrongdoing under Obama

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  “We look forward to seeing this hoax wrap up very soon,” Sarah Huckabee Sanders said. | Alex Brandon/AP White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Thursday that President Donald Trump hopes special counsel Robert Mueller will wrap up … Read More

UN General Assembly to Meet on Jerusalem Status

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The United Nations Security Council meets on the situation in the Middle East, including Palestine, at U.N. Headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., December 18, 2017. Credit: Reuters/Brendan McDermid United Nations: The 193-member United Nations General Assembly will hold a rare emergency special … Read More

Nikki Haley in Threatening Letter to UN Members: Trump ‘Will Be Watching’ Who Votes Against U.S. Recognition of Jerusalem

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U.S. envoy’s letter, obtained by Haaretz, sent one day before resolution rejecting U.S. move expected to pass by sweeping majority at the General Assembly U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley sent a threatening letter to representatives of member-states … Read More

Donald Trump to Reverse Obama’s inclusion of Climate Change as threat to National Security

Donald Trump is set to drop climate change as a national security threat, as part of a new National Security Strategy that will be released on Monday. In a speech that is expected to prioritize the president’s “America first” security … Read More

Trump’s New National Security Doctrine: Israel Is Not the Cause of the Middle East’s Problems

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In new outline of national security strategy, Trump doctrine to declare that ‘states have increasingly found common interests with in Israel’ in confronting threats such as Iran and radical jihadist terrorist organizations. Prioritizing national sovereignty over alliances, President Donald Trump … Read More

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